The Best Kids (5–8) Activities in NYC

Things to do with kids in NYC

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Sunday July 20, 2025

9:30 – 11 am

Playhouse Jr Presents: BABE featuring The Craft Studio

Ages: 5 – 8
Craft & DIY
Film

Southampton PlayhouseSouthampton

9:30 am – 5 pm

DAY OF CHAMPIONS at the Ferry Hawks Stadium

Ages: 5 and up
Fundraisers
Sports

Staten Island University Hospital Community Park,Staten Island, NY

9:30 am – 5 pm

Day of Champions at the Ferry Hawks Stadium

Ages: 5 and up
Caribbean
Games

Staten Island University Hospital Community ParkStaten Island

Sea Glass Festival – Image Only

10 am – 5 pm

Sea Glass Festival

Ages: 3 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

10 am – 5 pm

Kids Creative Corner

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

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10 am – 5 pm

Warmies in The Big Apple

Ages: 5 and up
Free

Shopify NYCManhattan

Kosher Wonderland a Big Eats and Jumbo Treats Journey 1

10 am – 5 pm

Kosher Wonderland at the Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

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10 am

URBAN AIR LAKE GROVE CELEBRATES WORLD JUMP DAY WITH FOURTH-ANNUAL TRAMPOLINE JUMP-OFF CONTEST FOR KIDS

Ages: 5 – 8

Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park Lake GroveLake Grove

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10:30 am – noon

Poster Kids: Whose Gig is it Anyway?

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Free

Poster HouseChelsea

10:30 am – 4:30 pm

Families by the Seashore

Ages: 8 and under
Art
Classes

Shooting Gallery Arts AnnexBrooklyn

The Wizard’s Quest Potion Bottles

11 am – 4 pm

The Wizard’s Quest

Ages: 5 and up
Art
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

FAD Market at Governors Island

11 am – 6 pm

FAD Market at Governors Island

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Attractions

Govenors IslandManhattan

JAWS-some Scavenger Hunt

11 am – 4 pm

Jaws-Some Scavenger Hunt

Ages: 5 – 12
Attractions

The Whaling Museum & Education CenterCold Spring Harbor

11 am

日本語ストーリータイム Family Storytime in Japanese

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11 am – 2 pm

Zookeeper Appreciation Day

Ages: All
Animals
Caribbean

Staten Island ZooStaten Island

Noon – 6 pm

CREA Drop off Adventure

Ages: 3 – 8
Games

Industry CityBrooklyn

12:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

2:30 pm

The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 8
Theater

Puppetworks IncBrooklyn

2:30 pm

Sunday Family Storytime

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Grand Concourse LibraryBronx

3:30 pm

Sunday Story Time

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

Monday July 21

All day

Long Island History Hunt

Ages: 5 and up
Free
History & Culture

Oyster Bay

3:30 am

Summer Adventure : Choose Your Technique

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Dongan Hills LibraryStaten Island

10 am – 5 pm

Kids Creative Corner

Ages: 5 – 8
Free

Bryant ParkManhattan

Kosher Wonderland a Big Eats and Jumbo Treats Journey 1

10 am – 5 pm

Kosher Wonderland at the Jewish Children’s Museum

Ages: 8 and under
Attractions
History & Culture

Jewish Children’s MuseumBrooklyn

10 am

Baby Storytime (Registration Required)

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

58th Street Library

10:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Baby and Me

Ages: 5 – 12
Books & Readings

Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library (SNFL)

11 am

Family Movie : The Minecraft Movie

Ages: 12 and under
Film
Free

Charleston LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Lapsit Storytime: Books and Babies!

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

Todt Hill-Westerleigh LibraryStaten Island

11:30 am

Baby Lapsit Storytime for Newborns/Crawlers/Pre-walkers

Ages: 12 and under
Books & Readings

South Beach LibraryStaten Island

Noon

Movies at the Bridge: The Wizard of Oz

Ages: 3 – 12
Film

Macomb’s Bridge Library

Watercolor with Bill Buchholz version 2

1:30 – 3:30 pm

Watercolor Workshop for Kids

Ages: 5 – 12
Art
Classes

The Reboli Center for Art and HistoryStony Brook

2 pm

Summer Adventure: Arts & Crafts

Ages: 5 – 12
Craft & DIY

Bronx Library CenterFordham Manor

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